diff --git a/scripts/tkremind.in b/scripts/tkremind.in
index c2883f4d..220ec9ed 100644
--- a/scripts/tkremind.in
+++ b/scripts/tkremind.in
@@ -3668,14 +3668,14 @@ proc UpdateForChanges {} {
     RestartBackgroundRemindDaemon
 }
 
-# Schedule an update for 100ms in the future.
+# Schedule an update for 250ms in the future.
 # That way, if we get a rapid succession of
 # change notifications, we (probably) only
 # end up doing one call to UpdateForChanges
 proc ScheduleUpdateForChanges {} {
     global TimerUpdateForChanges
     catch { after cancel $TimerUpdateForChanges }
-    set TimerUpdateForChanges [after 100 UpdateForChanges]
+    set TimerUpdateForChanges [after 250 UpdateForChanges]
 }
 
 #***********************************************************************